Language: PG (9 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG (mention of abusive stepfather); Violence: PG (3 deaths of plane crash, blood mentioned)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
11yo Norman is anxious to get back to Big Bear to accept his award for the ski championship. Their small private plane takes him, his dad, and Dad’s girlfriend from Malibu, but when they hit bad weather, the plane goes down, killing the pilot and Norman’s dad. Norman will have to rely on himself to perhaps get himself and Sandra off the mountain.
I think kids will love Norman’s true life survival adventure. Norman recounts all of the ways his dad forced him into dangerous situations in all kinds of outdoor adventures, such as surfing or skiing during storms. As an adult, I think Norman’s father was a daredevil fool who could have lost his parental rights for child endangerment in the present day. I do like the afterword where Norman confronts his dangerous, spiraling behavior before he completely crashes out of life.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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